Apply and Seek

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Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.

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Seek is a synonym for apply in request topic. In some cases you can use "Seek" instead a verb "Apply", when it comes to topics like enquire after.

Seek verb - To make a request for.

Usage example: came seeking financial advice

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Apply is a synonym for seek. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Seek".

Nearby Words: seeking, seeker

power	apply power	seek power
aid	apply aid	seek aid
treatment	apply treatment	seek treatment
knowledge	apply knowledge	seek knowledge
Other words: term, time, way, advice, ways.

In Assassin's Creed, both the Assassins and Templars seek a peaceful world, they just apply different methods, and neither side is the good guys or the bad guys. Supposedly.

Source: Grey and Gray Morality
All of them seek to kill the game's end boss, and to do so they are forced to ally.Tropes that apply to this film: Action Girl: All three of them.

Source: Film / Assault Girls
When this trope is in effect, it's usually because gay actors seek out these roles and can apply their personal experience to the part.

Source: Queer Character Queer Actor

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